juslh
07-09-2011, 07:00 PM
I've just started a school drop off for a 5 year old this week (he has just gone into year 1) Today, at pick up, a mum I know came and asked me what had happened that morning to the boy I drop off. I had no idea what she was talking about. It transpired she had been a bit late that morning and had found the boy crying outside the by now locked entrance to the classroom/ cloakroom. She had taken him (and her own child) in via another entrance and passed him to the teacher.
Now, I had arrived with him earlier just as the class were led away by the teacher around a corner to the classroom. I held him back briefly to put his glasses on and then sent him after them. As soon as the children are around the corner you can not see them, and parents/carers are asked to not go round. It is a bit of a distance from there to the classroom tho. I dont know how but it seems that he was slow enough to be left outside when the others went in, and the door shut and has a lock with a number pad on it (for the staff.) It is a long way to another door. And no one noticed him bawling outside the classroom window. Apart from one of his friends who says he put his hand up to tell the teacher the boy was stuck outside and was told (twice) to put his hand down.
I feel bad because I held him back to put his glasses on...parents are not happy of course, tho not sure if its cross with me or the school. I should have just gone round with him it seems, despite it not being the done thing. But I had no idea they locked 5 year olds out if they dithered...and from my calculations he was shut out and unattended for a good 5 minutes.
Opinions would be great!
Now, I had arrived with him earlier just as the class were led away by the teacher around a corner to the classroom. I held him back briefly to put his glasses on and then sent him after them. As soon as the children are around the corner you can not see them, and parents/carers are asked to not go round. It is a bit of a distance from there to the classroom tho. I dont know how but it seems that he was slow enough to be left outside when the others went in, and the door shut and has a lock with a number pad on it (for the staff.) It is a long way to another door. And no one noticed him bawling outside the classroom window. Apart from one of his friends who says he put his hand up to tell the teacher the boy was stuck outside and was told (twice) to put his hand down.
I feel bad because I held him back to put his glasses on...parents are not happy of course, tho not sure if its cross with me or the school. I should have just gone round with him it seems, despite it not being the done thing. But I had no idea they locked 5 year olds out if they dithered...and from my calculations he was shut out and unattended for a good 5 minutes.
Opinions would be great!